January 08, 2014

Health Care, Dodd-Frank Top US Chamber's 2014 Agenda

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and the broader U.S. legal system remain in the crosshairs of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 2014, Chamber President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Donohue said Wednesday.

Delivering the business federation's annual state of American business speech at the organization's Washington, D.C., headquarters, Donohue said the group will work to address companies' concerns about Obamacare, Dodd-Frank and litigation, echoing pledges he made in last year's address.

The state of American companies "is improving and our economy is gaining strength," Donohue said. But frivolous lawsuits and uncertainty about regulations could hurt this momentum, he said.